13/08/2012

Top 100 Most Popular Names in England and Wales 2011

The stats are finally out. Hot off the press, the most popular names in England and Wales for 2011 have just been released, and there the number 1 spots look a bit different! Oliver and Olivia are out — Harry and Amelia have shifted into the #1 spot.

Back in the Top 100 are Blake, Francesca and Lydia. New to the Top 100 for the first time this year are Tommy, Frankie, Elijah and Jackson for boys, and Bella, Willow, Elsie and Kayla for girls. (Five out of eight isn't bad).

They replaced Aidan, Bradley, Sam, Brandon, Kieran, Maisy, Tilly, Aimee, Libby, Alexandra and Laila, which have fallen out of the Top 100 since 2010.

Jenson, Dexter, Arthur and Riley were the highest climbers within the Top 100 for boys, while Eliza, Evelyn, Sofia and Harriet have made the most gains for girls.

Here is a run down of the Top 100 names combined for England and Wales. I have included the change in ranks from 2010 in the third column for easy comparison:

Top 100 Boys' Names 2011

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Top 100 Girls' Names 2011

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HARRY

OLIVER

JACK

ALFIE

CHARLIE

THOMAS

JACOB

JAMES

JOSHUA

WILLIAM

ETHAN

GEORGE

RILEY

DANIEL

SAMUEL

NOAH

OSCAR

JOSEPH

MOHAMMED

MAX

DYLAN

MUHAMMAD

ALEXANDER

ARCHIE

BENJAMIN

LUCAS

LEO

HENRY

JAKE

LOGAN

TYLER

JAYDEN

ISAAC

FINLEY

MASON

RYAN

HARRISON

ADAM

LEWIS

EDWARD

LUKE

FREDDIE

MATTHEW

LIAM

ZACHARY

CALLUM

SEBASTIAN

CONNOR

JAMIE

THEO

TOBY

HARVEY

MICHAEL

NATHAN

HARLEY

KAI

DAVID

AARON

ALEX

CHARLES

AIDEN

LEON

MOHAMMAD

LUCA

TOMMY

FINLAY

JENSON

ARTHUR

LOUIS

RHYS

OWEN

REUBEN

OLLIE

LOUIE

GABRIEL

BOBBY

CAMERON

DEXTER

BLAKE

STANLEY

KIAN

EVAN

JUDE

FRANKIE

ELLIOT

HAYDEN

ASHTON

JOEL

CALEB

BAILEY

ELIJAH

TAYLOR

ROBERT

KAYDEN

KYLE

FREDERICK

BEN

REECE

JACKSON

JOHN

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AMELIA

OLIVIA

LILY

JESSICA

EMILY

SOPHIE

RUBY

GRACE

AVA

ISABELLA

EVIE

CHLOE

MIA

POPPY

ISLA

ELLA

ISABELLE

SOPHIA

FREYA

DAISY

CHARLOTTE

MAISIE

LUCY

PHOEBE

SCARLETT

HOLLY

LILLY

ELLIE

MEGAN

LAYLA

LOLA

IMOGEN

EVA

SUMMER

MILLIE

SIENNA

ALICE

ABIGAIL

ERIN

LACEY

HANNAH

JASMINE

FLORENCE

ELIZABETH

LEXI

MOLLY

SOFIA

MATILDA

EMMA

BROOKE

AMY

AMBER

GRACIE

AMELIE

ROSIE

LEAH

KATIE

MAYA

ELEANOR

GEORGIA

EMILIA

ELIZA

FAITH

BETHANY

EVELYN

ISABEL

ANNA

HOLLIE

BELLA

PAIGE

HARRIET

ESME

ZARA

LEXIE

WILLOW

ROSE

MADISON

JULIA

ANNABELLE

ISOBEL

NIAMH

MADDISON

MARTHA

SKYE

LAUREN

CAITLIN

ELSIE

KEIRA

REBECCA

SARAH

HEIDI

ZOE

MARIA

MARYAM

AISHA

TIA

NICOLE

KAYLA

FRANCESCA

LYDIA

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With certain names Wales and England tell a very different story, and 2011 was no exception.

For boys, the Top 10 looks much the same with the exception of Riley, Ethan and Dylan ranking in Wales, compared to England's James, Joshua and William. Within the Top 100 there is a much greater variation.

In the girls' Top 10, Wales boasts Seren, Ella, Mia and Megan, while England ranks Jessica, Grace, Sophie and Isabella. There is, again, a much bigger variety between England and Wales within the Top 100.

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Top 100 Most Popular Names in England and Wales 2011

The stats are finally out. Hot off the press, the most popular names in England and Wales for 2011 have just been released, and there the number 1 spots look a bit different! Oliver and Olivia are out — Harry and Amelia have shifted into the #1 spot.

Back in the Top 100 are Blake, Francesca and Lydia. New to the Top 100 for the first time this year are Tommy, Frankie, Elijah and Jackson for boys, and Bella, Willow, Elsie and Kayla for girls. (Five out of eight isn't bad).

They replaced Aidan, Bradley, Sam, Brandon, Kieran, Maisy, Tilly, Aimee, Libby, Alexandra and Laila, which have fallen out of the Top 100 since 2010.

Jenson, Dexter, Arthur and Riley were the highest climbers within the Top 100 for boys, while Eliza, Evelyn, Sofia and Harriet have made the most gains for girls.

Here is a run down of the Top 100 names combined for England and Wales. I have included the change in ranks from 2010 in the third column for easy comparison:

Top 100 Boys' Names 2011

.

Top 100 Girls' Names 2011

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HARRY

OLIVER

JACK

ALFIE

CHARLIE

THOMAS

JACOB

JAMES

JOSHUA

WILLIAM

ETHAN

GEORGE

RILEY

DANIEL

SAMUEL

NOAH

OSCAR

JOSEPH

MOHAMMED

MAX

DYLAN

MUHAMMAD

ALEXANDER

ARCHIE

BENJAMIN

LUCAS

LEO

HENRY

JAKE

LOGAN

TYLER

JAYDEN

ISAAC

FINLEY

MASON

RYAN

HARRISON

ADAM

LEWIS

EDWARD

LUKE

FREDDIE

MATTHEW

LIAM

ZACHARY

CALLUM

SEBASTIAN

CONNOR

JAMIE

THEO

TOBY

HARVEY

MICHAEL

NATHAN

HARLEY

KAI

DAVID

AARON

ALEX

CHARLES

AIDEN

LEON

MOHAMMAD

LUCA

TOMMY

FINLAY

JENSON

ARTHUR

LOUIS

RHYS

OWEN

REUBEN

OLLIE

LOUIE

GABRIEL

BOBBY

CAMERON

DEXTER

BLAKE

STANLEY

KIAN

EVAN

JUDE

FRANKIE

ELLIOT

HAYDEN

ASHTON

JOEL

CALEB

BAILEY

ELIJAH

TAYLOR

ROBERT

KAYDEN

KYLE

FREDERICK

BEN

REECE

JACKSON

JOHN

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AMELIA

OLIVIA

LILY

JESSICA

EMILY

SOPHIE

RUBY

GRACE

AVA

ISABELLA

EVIE

CHLOE

MIA

POPPY

ISLA

ELLA

ISABELLE

SOPHIA

FREYA

DAISY

CHARLOTTE

MAISIE

LUCY

PHOEBE

SCARLETT

HOLLY

LILLY

ELLIE

MEGAN

LAYLA

LOLA

IMOGEN

EVA

SUMMER

MILLIE

SIENNA

ALICE

ABIGAIL

ERIN

LACEY

HANNAH

JASMINE

FLORENCE

ELIZABETH

LEXI

MOLLY

SOFIA

MATILDA

EMMA

BROOKE

AMY

AMBER

GRACIE

AMELIE

ROSIE

LEAH

KATIE

MAYA

ELEANOR

GEORGIA

EMILIA

ELIZA

FAITH

BETHANY

EVELYN

ISABEL

ANNA

HOLLIE

BELLA

PAIGE

HARRIET

ESME

ZARA

LEXIE

WILLOW

ROSE

MADISON

JULIA

ANNABELLE

ISOBEL

NIAMH

MADDISON

MARTHA

SKYE

LAUREN

CAITLIN

ELSIE

KEIRA

REBECCA

SARAH

HEIDI

ZOE

MARIA

MARYAM

AISHA

TIA

NICOLE

KAYLA

FRANCESCA

LYDIA

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-5

+21

+3

+7

With certain names Wales and England tell a very different story, and 2011 was no exception.

For boys, the Top 10 looks much the same with the exception of Riley, Ethan and Dylan ranking in Wales, compared to England's James, Joshua and William. Within the Top 100 there is a much greater variation.

In the girls' Top 10, Wales boasts Seren, Ella, Mia and Megan, while England ranks Jessica, Grace, Sophie and Isabella. There is, again, a much bigger variety between England and Wales within the Top 100.